How to Add and Manage Employees

To add a new employee, or to manage existing employees, click Lists > Employees > Employees in Backoffice.

You will see a list of employees that are currently on the system. To edit an existing employee profile, simply double-click the employee’s name. To add a new entry, click the + button on the function panel at the top of the screen.

Enter a unique Employee Number using letters or numbers in the Employee # field. Capture the Employee’s First and Last names in the given fields. The other fields are optional. Click Next.

Select the Category of the employee. This Determines the level of access the employee has on Aura. The Default category types are:

Cashier - Permissions to ring up orders only.
Driver - Permissions to assign collect orders to themselves only.
Waiter - Permissions to ring up table orders only.
Manager - Permission to ring up orders, Perform cashups, and basic backoffice tasks
Franchisee - Full Access.

Additional categories can be added under Lists > Employees > Employee Categories. Access Permissions for these categories can be set under Preferences > Access Permissions.

Click Set Password to set the employee’s password (Note that it requires password access to set or change a password).

An employee’s password must be unique. The password will not be accepted if it is the same as that of another active employee.

Does Deliveries should be set ONLY if the employee needs to have deliveries assigned to them.
Any employees taking Table orders needs to have Is a Waitron set.
Invoice Discounts settings control the Employee’s discount permissions*, and Check/Set Fingerprint allows you to set a fingerprint for this employee if you have the Scanner Hardware.

Click Finish to save the Employee Profile, or Next to set Wage settings*.

*See the Backoffice Product Manual for more information on this topic.